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10+ TIPS Painting in Stairwells and Other Tight Spaces!

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What happens here

The presenter introduces the project of painting a challenging, narrow, two-story stairwell in a condo, highlighting the inherent difficulties. He then showcases and explains the necessity of specialized tools for safety and efficiency. These include an Xtend+Climb extendable ladder (specifically the Contractor Series CS125+/300 model) for reaching heights, a Ladder-Aid Pro (a ladder leveler, also referred to as a 'pivot ladder box') designed for stabilizing ladders on stairs, a gooseneck brush attachment for extension poles for precise cutting in, standard paint rollers, and Crawford's Vinyl Spackling Paste for wall repairs. He notes that the ceilings were already sprayed, with the current focus being on cutting in and rolling the walls. The presenter emphasizes the added safety and confidence the Ladder-Aid Pro provides when working on uneven stair treads compared to traditional methods.

Goal: Understand the challenges of painting a narrow stairwell and identify the specialized tools required for safety and efficiency.

Tools and materials

  • Drill — To power the paint mixer
  • Extension Pole — Attaching rollers and brushes to paint walls from a distance
  • Gooseneck Brush — Cutting in hard-to-reach edges when attached to an extension pole
  • Ladder-Aid Pro — Providing a stable and level base for the ladder on uneven stair treads
  • Paint Mixer — Thoroughly stirring paint
  • Paint Roller — Applying paint to large wall surfaces
  • Putty Knife — Applying spackling paste to fill imperfections
  • Sanding Block / Sandpaper — For smoothing spackled areas

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this Kristiana hope hater here on paint-like TV today i got a project here we're working inside of a house at this two-story condo and we've got a very narrow stairwell right here and this could pose all kinds of challenges trying to pack paint this stairwell and get up here and do the ceilings and cut ends we've already done ceilings which was a lot easier we sprayed the ceilings use multiple extensions to get to the top but that was the easy part now we've got a cut in the walls and roll the walls and it's going to be a little bit more difficult and I'm going to show you some of the tools the tricks of the trade to how you work in a stairwell like this so stay tuned for this video hopefully enjoy it [Music] okay now we're down here working in this stairwell let me show you some of the tools one of them we've got a extinct line extend ladder because there's no way you can manipulate like a 24 X 24 foot extension ladder to hit a stairwell like this so the extend climb extension ladders absolutely amazing the perfect tool for this we've got a pivot ladder box in here where we can level our ladder on stairs we may be using a gooseneck brush to do cut ends I'm not sure if it's a brush that's screws on to an extension pole right here that it'll screw on it there and it bends so if we can tweak stuff from our ladder we can do cut ends using the gooseneck we're meeting rolling the walls with a cone of wool roller from here I've already done spackling using the Crawfords spackling because because it is a narrow hallway getting furniture up and down to here people I'm roommates moving in and out balls get banged up pretty easily it's a Sun Valley texture smooth wall so we're testing out a new ladder level or box first stair where else and it's actually working out pretty cool I'm tippy I've always like I'm out like last 15 years or so we've used these pivot ladder tools a lot of boxes and to unloosen stomach that outsides outdoors they work great you know but in stairs I always need a spotter you know with them because I just don't feel confident even though you they're made for stairs I just got this

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